Anand Narain Mulla was born in a Brahmin family at Lucknow in the North-Western Provinces of British India, in October 1901 and educated at Government Jubilee High School and College there.[3] Subsequently he obtained a Master of Arts in English literature from the University of Lucknow in 1923.[4] He won the Sahitya Akademi award in Urdu in 1964 for his poetry, specifically the book Meri Hadis-e-Umr-e-Gurezan. His first collection of poems, Ju-yi shir, published in 1949, was followed by Hans cog and Bamhina bol.[5] He was also a recipient of the Iqbal Samman, a literary award, when aged 92.[6]
Mulla was a member of the 4th Lok Sabha (1967–1970), elected as an Independent candidate from the Lucknow constituency.[citation needed] He was later elected as a Rajya Sabha member (1972–1978) as a nominee of the governing Indian National Congress.[10] In his political career, he was greatly guided by the senior leader Nirmal Chandra Chaturvedi, MLC.
Mulla died in New Delhi on 12 June 1997, aged 96 years.[3]
